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Barry Steely

Studio Building

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Artwork

Before I Put On My Make-up, alkyd oil,19x15

A Dreamboat Dreams of Art, alkyd oil, 17x22

Swimmers II, alkyd oil, 15x11

Etruscan Truffle, alkyd oil, 11x9

No Shy Cowboys, alkyd oil, 6x8

Barry

Steely

Artist's Statement

Every day we are bombarded by ads literally exposing us to the illusory ideals of male beauty and sexuality, geared toward heterosexual men to help them believe they can become gods as opposed to gay males who worship the gods. Male beauty realized as opposed to male beauty idealized. The ads are indeed titillating but promote an unusually unattainable ideal. As a little boy I eagerly, but covertly, sought out men's underwear ads in the Sears Roebuck catalog. Now I can choose such images from an explosion of media to help construct my paintings. My work is trying to show that each of us must design and shape our own ideas of beauty and masculinity, to embrace and revel in who we are. It is important to share my work with others who may find their life validated through art.